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package appeng.api.storage;

import appeng.api.networking.security.BaseActionSource;
import appeng.api.networking.storage.IBaseMonitor;
import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEStack;

public interface IMEMonitorHandlerReceiver<StackType extends IAEStack> {

    /**
     * return true if this object should remain as a listener.
     *
     * @param verificationToken to be checked object
     * @return true if object should remain as a listener
     */
    boolean isValid(Object verificationToken);

    /**
     * called when changes are made to the Monitor, but only if listener is still valid.
     *
     * @param change done change
     */
    void postChange(IBaseMonitor<StackType> monitor, Iterable<StackType> change, BaseActionSource actionSource);

    /**
     * called when the list updates its contents, this is mostly for handling power events.
     */
    void onListUpdate();
}
